Growing Up Poems | Poems About Growing Up

Growing Up Poems. Below are examples of poems about growing up. This list of poetry about growing up is made of PoetrySoup member poems. PoetrySoup is a great resource for examples of growing up poems or a list of growing up poetry. These examples show what growing up poems look like. There is also a link below to the definition of growing up and a page where you can discuss these types of poems.

List of Growing Up Poems

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Life is oh so Short 2	Davis, Dennis	Free verse	adventure, emotions, eulogy, growing up, how i
	Life is oh so Short	Davis, Dennis	Free verse	adventure, emotions, eulogy, growing up, how i
	Wrong Rules	Monihan, Rhoda	Rhyme	abuse, bible, childhood, growing up, parents, religion,
	A Poem About Growing Up 10 lines	McFadden, Sarah	Free verse	growing up,
	I Didn't Ever Mean to Be	thomson, andy	Free verse	growing up, happiness, i
	A Poem About Growing Up	McFadden, Sarah	Free verse	growing up, identity, life,
	All Mothers Must Sing - A Song for the Bulldog	Masonis, William	Lyric	baby, childhood, daughter, growing up, mother daughter,
	I am not a whore	Msuku, Terence	Prose Poetry	growing up, lust, woman,
	Well Sprung	Howe, Jim	Free verse	allegory, appreciation, creation, freedom, growing up, insect, senses,
	Shoulder to Cry On	Harmon, Lindsey	Prose Poetry	blessing, children, daughter, growing up, lyric, mother
	Tale As Old As Time	Emery, Judy	Narrative	bible, blessing, first love, growing up, jesus, journey,
	Old Anti Guy Am I	duggan, peter	Rhyme	growing up, old,
	A Father's Love	Bond, Kim	Rhyme	christian, family, father daughter, growing up, love, money,
	Yesterday's Children	Babbit, DM	Rhyme	growing up,
	This Ol' House	Timperley, Dave	Rhyme	growing up, house, remember,
	Growing Up	Arne, Anon	Footle	growing up, growth,
	Beautiful butterfly	Harvey, Aa	I do not know?	growing up, imagery, love,
	I Apologize To All In Advance	Shaw, Indiana	Couplet	appreciation, confidence, conflict, growing up, identity, sorry,
	Quitting Facebook	Kannan, Supraja	Free verse	growing up,
	Tarit	Carter, Stanley	Free verse	growing up, little sister,
	Hide the Duct Tape	Bond, Kim	Rubaiyat	christian, family, funny, growing up, humor, love,
	MY TENDER HEART	MURRAY, JEAN	Rhyme	growing up, love,
	Point of No Return	Bereuter, Clara	ABC	addiction, conflict, confusion, grief, growing up, humanity, society,
	The Silly Little Lost Boy	Smith, Caitlyn	Lyric	best friend, for him, growing up, heartbreak, high
	The Silly Little Lost Boy	Smith, Caitlyn	Lyric	best friend, care, childhood, growing up, stars, stress,
	You told me so	Dunia, Ramadhan	Free verse	break up, change, dedication, growing up, memory,
	Petty little world	Quigley, Elissa	Free verse	conflict, confusion, corruption, friend, growing up, school, wisdom,
	When I Was a Lad	Moore, Bob	Rhyme	growing up,
	Summertime	Lewis , Gail	Rhyme	adventure, age, beach, beauty, growing up,
	Proud Moments	Milliner, Sarita	Free verse	appreciation, blessing, children, emotions, growing up, journey, pride,
	My Feat	Kent, Ronald	Rhyme	growing up, humor, word
	The Trap	bell, Diane	Rhyme	growing up, journey, life,
	The neighbour's Pond	Marine, Aqua	Free verse	growing up, nature,
	Irritating	Harrell, Toquyen	Free verse	growing up,
	Children	Canerdy, Janice	Free verse	growing up,
	towheaded boy	junor, mark	Free verse	baby, beautiful, beauty, child, growing up, mother,
	Age and Flow	Arnone, Tom	Sonnet	growing up, nostalgia, old,
	Adolescence	Pullen, Charles	Free verse	age, childhood, dark, death, growing up,
	Confined	Kelley, Karissa	Free verse	conflict, environment, growing up, motivation, moving
	Now the kids are gone	Payne, Victoria	Rhyme	absence, change, children, daughter, growing up, mother daughter,
	Changing Worlds	Griffiths, Lemuel	Narrative	family, grandparents, growing up, growth, humorous,
	A remembered innocence	Peers, Chris	Rhyme	child, childhood, children, growing up, innocence, kid,
	Stages of My Ambitious Life	Cruz, Samantha	Couplet	change, confidence, destiny, graduation, growing up,
	White clouds, dark clouds	Hamilton, John	Verse	growing up, metaphor, simile,
	How To Be A Gentlemen	Hauser , Mike	Rhyme	growing up, inspirational,
	Curse me father	Dev, Jay	Burlesque	anger, anxiety, bio, depression, growing up,
	Photo When	Ward, Julia	Verse	growing up,
	Estranged	Teng, Cheri	Free verse	growing up, parents,
	Left the nest	Troutman, Tanis	Rhyme	change, childhood, children, growing up, miss you,
	For My Children	Williams, KL	Rhyme	growing up, my children,
	Never Satisfied	McConnell, Gordon	Rhyme	growing up, life, missing,
	I Used to be a Prefect	Moore, Bob	Rhyme	growing up, school, youth,
	My Boyhood Home	buck, Old	Rhyme	growing up, home, life,
	Time passing by	Vakharia, Pooja	Free verse	growing up, motivation, remember,
	home is	Ryan , Dominique	ABC	growing up, happiness, home,
	Canadian Graffiti	Kent, Ronald	Rhyme	growing up, imagination, metaphor,
	To my grown up son	Mckoon, Julie	ABC	growing up, high school,
	Aspie	Quigley, Tom	Crown of Sonnets	growing up, introspection, people,
	FRUIT AND TREES	curtis futch jr, kurtis scott aka	Light Poetry	growing up,
	22	Smith, Julie	Rhyme	growing up, growth, heartbreak,
	EAR EAR	ALLISON, JAN	Limerick	anti bullying, body, children, growing up,
	The Healing Of A Soul	duggan, peter	Rhyme	anger, angst, anxiety, change, growing up, , drug,
	A Human's Growth	raymond, harmony	Blank verse	growing up, growth, journey,
	The Middle	hoffman, cheryl	Light Poetry	growing up, humor,
	Wanted to live	Duffy, Alex	Free verse	growing up, loss, suicide,
	Changing times	Broadbent, Robert	Light Poetry	growing up,
	The Peeping Tom	hoffman, cheryl	Light Poetry	growing up, history, identity,
	Expressing your individuality and uniqueness	Hamilton, John	Monoku	celebrity, character, growing up, people, self,
	Faded Rose	Watt, John	Sonnet	death, death of a growing up, old, rose,
	If I Could Change My Past	James , Michelle	Free verse	absence, change, grief, growing up, memory, mental
	Sunglass	Willow, Weeping	Etheree	growing up, heart,
	The Little Tin Soldier	Shaw, Indiana	Light Poetry	growing up, my child,
	WHEN I WAS LITTLE	Arribas, John	Rhyme	allusion, analogy, confidence, feelings, growing up, innocence, introspection,
	Joy of the Child	Griffin, Evan	Free verse	child, childhood, children, growing up, innocence, joy,
	KNOWING MY FEARS	east, michael	Free verse	growing up,
	Parents words echo	Hamilton, John	Monoku	growing up, hate, parents,
	Upwardly Fly	Alhemaidy, Abdullah	I do not know?	growing up, heaven,
	Family Ways	Heemstra, Robert	Senryu	growing up,
	The worst is behind or is it life	Davis, Devon	Free verse	addiction, confusion, fashion, growing up, how i
	Making Adjustments	Rogers, Rich	Lyric	change, courage, dark, emotions, growing up, hurt, poetry,
	I Need To Change	Rogers, Rich	Lyric	growing up, growth, identity,
	It Only Takes One Letter	Curtis, Jerry T	Rhyme	anxiety, desire, first love, growing up, longing, school,
	My Boy	Troutman, Tanis	Tetractys	growing up, life, love,
	A Cliched Theme in Rhyme	Domingo, Eunice-Grace	Couplet	growing up, hope, inspirational,
	Unfashionable fashion	Broadbent, Robert	Light Poetry	growing up,
	Hopes for my daughters	Smith, David	Rhyme	anxiety, beautiful, education, father growing up, horror, humor,
	Curiosity	August, Anthony	Rhyme	growing up,
	THEGOLDEN APPLE	ADEBANJO, jOSEPH	Free verse	growing up, i am,
	Make A Wish	Roper, Eve	Quintain (English)	growing up, old, youth,
	Mom and Dad Its Hot and Sultry	buck, Old	Rhyme	adventure, august, childhood, dog, growing up, life,
	Mom and Dad Its Tuesday evening	buck, Old	Rhyme	adventure, childhood, fun, growing up, kid, poetry,
	LEARNING FROM A MISTAKE	onclaud, nette	Diminished Hexaverse	growing up,
	Son of a Coal Miner's Daughter	Carter, Brandon	Lyric	america, angst, anxiety, growing up, life, loneliness,
	How to let Go	Redricks, Dana	Free verse	cry, destiny, emotions, freedom, growing up, hope, life,
	Jacob's Gauntlet	Quigley, Tom	Free verse	growing up, life,
	MISTAKEN THAT YOU LOVED ME	ALLISON, JAN	Acrostic	childhood, discrimination, father daughter, growing up, hurt,
	Could I Belong	Anthony, Paul	Prose Poetry	childhood, desire, dream, feelings, growing up, longing, senses,
	A Chest Filled With Time	Cooke , Chantelle Anne	Prose	growing up, horse, mother,
	Embracing The Line	Turner, Daniel	Rhyme	character, father son, growing up,
	From My Treasure Box	Daniel, Jo	Verse	growing up, memory, words,